COPYRIGHT and YOU
It's easier now than it ever was to violate someone's copyright. All you have to do is "copy" or "save" and you've gotten an unauthorized copy of a person's work.
Please visit the US Copyright office to answer the following questions:
- What is a copyright?
- Who can claim a copyright?
- Can you claim copyright if you are not a US citizen?
- What works can be copyrighted?
- What is not protected by copyright?
- What are some reasons why it is good to use a notice of copyright on your work (there are at least 4).
- There are two symbols used to denote copyright depending on the published medium - what are they and in which medium is each used?
- Can you copyright unpublished works? If so, how?
- Do you have to register your copyright? If not, why not?
- How long does an unregistered copyright endure?
- How long does a registered copyright endure?
- Is there an International Copyright?
- Explain "Mandatory Deposits".
- What is "fair use"?
The answers to the next 5 questions will require you to apply what you have learned in answering the previous questions.
- How do you think copyright applies to information on the Internet?
- What is the difference between ShareWare and FreeWare?
- What steps would you take to use a picture (graphic) you found on someone's site on the Internet on your computer at home?
- What steps would you take to use a picture (or graphic) you found on someone's site on the Internet on your own Internet Web Site (Page)?
- How do you "cite" an internet source in your documentation?
Here are some helpful links to other places that have information about copyrighting:
Link to Intellectual Property Magazine, Link to TV Index for US and Canada, Link to "Cyberlaw"
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